Weeder.



A. BARKLEY.

WEEDEB.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.21,1908.

9 1 4,227 Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

I wi/tmowo A. BARKLEY.

WEEDEB.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21,1908.

914,227, Patented Mar. 2, 1909,-

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENT @FFTQE.

AMBROSE BARKLEY, OF PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA.

WEEDEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed February 21, 1903. Serial No. 417,080.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AMBROSE BARKLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pipestone, in the county of Pipestone and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and useful Weeder, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in weeders.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of weeders, and to lighten the draft and enable arelatively large weeder, operating on five rows of plants, to be easilyhandled by a team.

Vfith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a weeder, constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the same. Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view of the weeder.

Like numerals of reference designate cor responding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

The frame of the weeder is composed of a pair of forwardly convergingbars 1, connect ed at their rear portions by transverse bars 2 and 3 andsecured at their rear ends to the top of an arched axle 4. The archedportion of the axle is composed of vertical sides and a horizontalconnecting top, the lower terminals of the sides being bent outwardly towe e;

form spindles 5 for the reception of ordinary carrying wheels 5*. Theweeder is strengthened by inclined braces 1*, secured at their lowerends to the sides of the arched portion of the axle and extendingupwardly and forwardly therefrom to the lower faces of the bars 1. Theupper or front ends of the inclined braces 1 are secured to the bars 1at points beneath the transverse connecting bar 2. The front ends of thebeams are connected together and fitted within a tapering metallic poletip 6, to which a neck yoke 7 is centrally pivoted.

Mounted on the cross bar 2 are upwardly extending 'metallic arms 8,spaced apart to lower ends 10 bent outwardly and secured to the upperface of the cross bar 2. The lifting lever, which is pivoted at anintermediate point by pin or rivet 11, is connected at its front end bya pin or rivet 12 to a pair of upwardly extending metallic arms 13,which have their lower ends bent outwardly, and are secured to atransverse bar or member 14. The transverse bar or member 14, which ispreferably constructed of flanged metal, consists of a front verticalflange or wing and a rearwardly extending horizontal flange or wing, towhich weeding teeth 15, 16 and 16 are secured. The teeth 15, 16 and 16",which are preferably constructed of spring metal, have downwardly curvedrear portions, and are provided with upper approximately horizontalshank portions, which ar suitably secured to the horizontal flange ofthe transverse bar or member. The teeth 15, 16 and 16 are arranged insets of three,

c early illustrated in 1 of the drawlgs, and the members of each set areof dif ferent lengths, the shank portions increasing in length irom leftto right, so that the teeth engage t e ground different distances inrear of the transverse bar or member 14. The

shortest tooth of one set is located next to the longest tooth of theadjacent set, where by uiiicient space is afforded to permitaccumulations to pass between the teeth of the weeder.

The transverse bar or member is connected with the frame of the harrowby a connection, consisting of a substantially V- shaped rear member 17and a front member, composed of a pair of rods 18, secured at theirfront ends to the lower face of the beams 1 and connected at their rearends, the rear portions of the rods being bent downwardly and forwardlyto form an eye 19, into which the front end of the ii-shaped member islink d. The eye and the front end of the f-shaped member form a hingeconnection, and permit the transverse tooth c I rrying bar to be raisedand lowered by the lifting lever The hinge joint between the front andrear members also permits the tooth carrying bar or member to have alimited movement laterally of the agricultural implement. The frontterminals of the rods 18 extend into the metallic tip 6, and the rearends of the sides of the i-shaped member 1'7 are secured to the lowerface of the transverse tooth carrying bar 14.

receive a lifting lever 9 and having their The tooth carrying bar isheld in an elevated position above the ground by means of a hook 20,pivoted at its lower end to the transverse bar. 3, and provided at itsupper end with a bill for engaging the lever. The weeder is alsoequipped with a ratchet bar extending upwardly from the transverseconnecting bar 3 and ivoted at its lower end to the same by the olt,which pivots the hook 20 to the said bar 3. The ratchet bar 20 isprovided with a plurality of teeth, ada ted to be engaged by the lever9, whereby t e teeth are adjustably supported in the ground. The teethare adapted to draw themselves into the ground as far as the ratchet barwill permit. The lifting lever 9 is provided at its rear with a handleportion or grip, and the machine is equipped with a seat 21, located inrear of the lifting lever and having substantially V-shaped supportingarms or standards 22, secured to the rear portions of the beams at theinner sides thereof.

The draft ijjanimals are connected directly to the tooth carrying bar ormember by means of'a bracket 23, consisting of a curved bar, secured atits ends to the vertical flange of the transverse bar or member 14 andextending forwardly at the center thereof and supporting a doubletree24. r The doubletree, which is equipped with the usual swingletrees 25,is centrally pivoted to the bracket 23 by a bolt 26, or other suitablefastening means. This direct connection of the team with the toothcarrying bar or member operates to lighten the draft, and enables a teamto readily handle a weeder of sufficient size to cover five rows ofplants. The weeder is also adapted for cultivating grain when the plantsare from three to five inches high.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An agricultural implement comprising a frame including forwardlyconverging beams connected at their front ends, an axle supporting therear ends of the beams, a neck yoke connected to the front ends of thebeams, a transverse tooth-carrying bar located beneath the rear portionof the said frame, a connection extending from the transverse bar to thefront portion of said frame, and whifl'letrees connected with thetransverse bar. 7

2. An agricultural implement comprising a frame including forwardlyconverging beams connected at their front ends, an axle supporting therear ends of the beams, a neck yoke connected to the front ends of thebeams, a transverse tooth-carrying bar located beneath the rear portionof the said frame, a connection extending from the transverse bar to thefront portion of the said frame, a central bracket mounted on thetransverse bar and extending forwardly therefrom, a doubletree centrallyconnected with the'bracket, and swingletrees located at opposite sidesof the frame and connected 7 with the ends of the double tree.

3. An agricultural implement comprising an axle, a frame including beamssecured to and extending forwardly from the axle and connected togetherat their front ends, a transverse tooth-carrying bar located beneath theframe, .and a connection consisting of front and rear membershingedtogether, the front member being connected to the front ends of thebeams, and the rear mem- 1 her beingsecured to the tooth-carrying bar.

downward and also laterally of the frame.

5. An agriculturalimplement comprising an arched axle, beams .connectedat their rear portions to the axle and converging forwardly therefrom.and secured together at their front ends, transverse bars connecting thebeams at the rear portions thereof, a

transversely disposed tooth-carrying bar located below the beams, aconnection extending from the tooth-carrying bar to the front portionsof. the beams, a lifting lever fulcrumed on one of the transverseconnecting bars and connected with the toothcarrying bar, and a devicemountedon the other transverse connecting bar for engaging the lever tohold the: tooth-carrying barin an elevated position.

6. An agricultural implement comprising an arched axle,.beams connectedat their rear portions to the axle, and converging forwardly therefromandsecured together at their front ends, transverse bars connecting thebeams at the rear portions thereof, a transversely disposedtooth-carrying bar located beneath the beams, a connection .extendingfrom the tooth-carrying bar to the front portions of the beams, alifting lever fulcrumed on one of the transverse connecting bar, adevice mounted on the other transverse connecting bar for engaging thelever to hold the tooth-carrying bar in an elevated position, and a seatlocated in rear of'the axle and having forwardlyextendingstandardsconnected with the rear portions of the beams.

7. An agricultural implement comprising an axle, aframe connected withthe axle a transversely disposed bar located below the frame andprovided with spring teeth, a draft appliance connected with thetoothcarrying bar and located in rear of the front end of the frame, alever fulcrumed on the frame and connected with the tooth-carrying bar,a ratchet bar extending upward from the frame and arranged to engage thelever to support the teeth in the ground at different elevation, and aconnection located beneath the frame and extending longitudinally of thesame from the front of the transverse bar to the front portion of theframe and connected with the said bar at opposite sides of the point ofconnection of the transverse bar with the lever.

8. An agricultural implement comprising a frame, supporting wheelstherefor, a bar located beneath the frame and extending across theagricultural implement at a point in advance of the wheels and providedwith teeth, a draft appliance connected with the tooth carrying bar andlocated at a point in rear of the front end of the frame, and aconnection independent of the draft appliance and located beneath theframe and extending from the front of the tooth carrying bar to thefront portion of the frame, said. connection permitting both an upwardand downward and a lateral movement of the tooth carrying bar.

9. An agricultural implement comprising a frame, wheels supporting theframe, abar located below the frame and extending across theagricultural implement at a point in advance of the wheels and providedwith teeth, a connection located beneath the frame and extendinglongitudinally of the same from the front of the tooth carrying bar tothe front portion of the frame, and a draft appliance attached directlyto the tooth carrying bar and located at a point in rear of the frontend of the frame and having whiffletrees located at a point between theends of the said connection.

10. An agricultural implement comprising a frame, wheels supporting theframe, a transverse bar located below the frame and extending across theagricultural implement in advance of the wheels and provided with teeth,a connection located beneath the frame and extending longitudinally ofthe same from the front of the tooth carrying bar to the front portionof the frame, said connection permitting both an upward and downward anda lateral movement of the tooth carrying bar, and a draft applianceattached directly to the tooth carrying bar at the front thereof andlocated in rear of the front end of the frame and mounted independentlyof the latter.

11. An agricultural implement comprising a frame, supporting wheelstherefor, a transversely disposed tooth-carrying bar located beneath theframe at a point in advance of the wheels, said bar being composed of afront upwardly extending flange, and a rearwardly extending bottomflange, teeth secured to the rearwardly extending flange of the saidbar, means for connecting the toothcarrying bar with the frame, saidmeans permitting both an upward and downward and a lateral movement ofthe tooth-carrying bar, and a draft appliance connected with theupwardly extending flange of the tooth carrying bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AMBROSE BARKLEY.

Witnesses:

F. E. NAsH, E. W. DAVIES.

